Word: anglophilia
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Nazi troops pouring into Poland might mar my enjoyment of next Sept. 1. Others might be attracted by the international status that instantly accompanies ownership of the Economist Desk Diary. But then, others in their youth went to England as Rhodes scholars; I had to pick up my Anglophilia during a three-day theater tour of London...
...that there was a "tremendous amount of drinking. Not to get drunk, but it seemed that there was a cocktail party every night of the week during the Spring, somewhat reminiscent of Brideshead Revisited." Yale, he says, is, "on the whole grubbier and lacking in that certain elegance and anglophilia that Harvard's always maintained...
...Deputy Argentine Foreign Minister. Haig, understandably angry at Kirkpatrick's apparent disagreement with U.S. support for Britain, blasted her for undermining U.S. foreign policy and blindly supporting Latin interests. Kirkpatrick, in turn, charged Haig with being ignorant of Latin American affairs and suffering from an acute case of Anglophilia. After the 45-minute snarling match, Haig pushed for Kirkpatrick's resignation. She then further enraged Haig last week by taking her case directly to the President. The pair met for 40 minutes in the Oval Office on Memorial Day. The upshot: Haig and Kirkpatrick were told to stop...